3 Stupid World Bank Energy Projects

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

1. Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline Description: The Chad oil pipeline was originally designed to "generate revenues for Chad’s poverty reduction," The project was approved and construction began. However, things quickly fell through with the Chad government and the World Bank as less and less money went to poverty reduction. The problem was settled, ...

Debunking McCain - Part One: Economy

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Coming from the man who, when asked about the housing collapse, said "I don't know how to pursue that," an economic plan doesn't really sound all that impressive. Let's dive in to his "plan" and see what he would do if elected president. This comes straight from his website here. "John ...

The Rise and Fall of Oil: How Not to Lose Out

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Since the beginning of the industrial age, man has created most of his mechanical energy from combustion of some sort. Steam engines were powered by burning coal to heat water, some simple factory engines were even wood powered. Even before the Industrial Evolution, man used the combustion of wood and ...